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Chingford 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]

Published
1952
Pages
45
Tables
32

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  • Page 4
    SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
    Area2,868 acres
  • Page 4
    VITAL STATISTICS
    M.F.
  • Page 5
    TABLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH RATES
    YearPopulationBirthsRate per 1,000 populationDeathsRate per 1,000 populationInfant Mortality
    DeathsRate per 1,000 live births
  • Page 6
    Maternity nursing and midwifery cases, in addition to a large number of general nursing visits, have been undertaken.
  • Page 7
    Child Welfare Centres
  • Page 9
    LOCAL CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES, 1952
    ClinicWhere heldWhen held
  • Page 10
    LOCAL CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES, 1952 (CONTD.)
    ClinicWhere heldWhen held
  • Page 12
    The following extract from a report by the Borough Treasurer shows the percentage increases in weight and'value in the year 1951/52 over 1950/51 in the main sources of salvage:-
    WeightValue
  • Page 13
    HOUSE AND TRADE REFUSE Table showing costs for the year ending 31st March, 1952
    1 Collection11 DisposalTotal
    Incldg, Depreciation or Loan Charges (see note a)Excldg. Loan Charges etc.Incldg. Depreciation or Loan Charges (see note a)Excldg. Depreciation or Loan Charges (see note a)Incldg, Depreciation or Loan Charges (see note a)Excldg, Loan Charges etc.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
  • Page 14
    ANALYSIS OF INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1952
    Year ended 31.3.51
    £.s.d£.s.d£.s.d£.s.d.
  • Page 15
    Informal notices were at once served on the owners or occupiers of the premises concerned. TABLE 1
  • Page 16
    TABLE 2.
    Visits PaidNuisances or Defects found and dealt with
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    TABLE 2 (Contd.)
    Visits PaidNuisance or Defects found and dealt with
  • Page 17
    TABLE 3.
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    TABLE 3 (Contd.)
  • Page 18
    TABLE 4. Letters sent out and notices served in connection with the work of the Health Department.
  • Page 21
    Inspections of Factories and Other Premises 1. - Inspections for Purposes of Provisions as to Health (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspector).
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 21
    2. - Cases In Which Defects Were Found.
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects foundNo. of Cases in which Prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. InspectorReferred by H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
  • Page 26
    26. Pood and Drugs Act, 1938 Samples Taken for Analysis During the Year, 1951
    Article .Number ExaminedResult of AnaLysis
    FormalInformalTotalGenuineNon-genuine
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    TIMED FOODS
    ArticleQuantity.
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    OTHER FOODS
    ArticleQuantity
  • Page 30 31
    Samples adversely reported upon gave rise to further investigations by the Department and the results of all samples were notified to dealers and manufacturers. Where the source of manufacture was outside the area of the Borough, copies of the Bacteriologist's reports were forwarded to the authorities concerned.
    No.TypeColonies per ml. on Agar @ 37°c. in 48 hrs.Coliform Test 3 tubesBact Coli. 3 tubesMinistry-Grade Hours/ Grade
  • Page 32
    Scarlet Fever. There was an increase of 19 in the notifications received during the year as compared with 1950* The numbers of cases and the percentages removed to hospital during the previous five years are as follows:
    19471948194919501951
  • Page 35
    CAUSES OF DEATH AS GIVEN BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 195]
    Causes of DeathMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 36
    TUBERCULOSIS
    NEW CASESTRANSFERSDEATHS
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 37
    INFANT MORTALITY Number of deaths of infants under one year, due to Prematurity, Congenital Defects and Failure to survive the stresses and strains of "birth, for the years 1946-1951
    YearDeathsInfant Mortality Rate
  • Page 37
    DEATHS FROM CANCER Out of a total of 81 deaths from cancer, 74 of them occurred in persons over the age of 45 years. The following chart tabulates the sites, age and sex groups:-
    Site0-44 years45 years and overTotal
    M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 38
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
    YearScarlet FeverDiphtheriaErysipelasMeaslesWhooping CoughTuberculosisDysenteryPuerperal PyrexiaOphthalmia NeonatorumPneumoniaMeningococcal infectionAcute Poliomve litis.Acute PolioencephalitisTyphoid FeverFood Poisoning.
    PulmonaryOther forms
  • Page 39
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES TABULATED ACCORDING TO AGE (after correction)
    DiseasesUnder 1 yr.12345 - 910 - 1415 - 1920 - 3435 - 4445 - 6465 and OverTotals
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    ANALYSIS OP NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (after correction)
    DiseasesTotal casesTotal admitted to hospital
  • Page 40
    BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1951. Provisional figures based on Quarterly Returns.
    England and Wales126 County Boroughs & Great Towns (including London)148 Smaller Towns(Resident Population 25000-50000 at 1931 Census.)London Adminis-trative CountyChingford
  • Page 41
    Maternal Mortality in England and Wales
    Intermediate List No. and causeNumber of DeathsRates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still)BirthsRates per million women aged 15-44Chingford